Thai Peanut Chicken Ramen
This recipe adapted from one of my favorite recipe blogs, Half Baked Harvest, is a flavor bomb! I recommend you try this curry coconut peanut butter broth with tender ramen noodles.
What you will need
4 tsp Chicken Better than Bouillon
14 ounces Coconut Milk
1/4 cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp Fish Sauce
2 Tbsp Honey
1/3 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/4 cup Red Curry Paste
3/4 pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
8 ounces sliced Cremini Mushrooms
2 Red Bell Peppers
1 inch fresh Ginger
2 cloves Garlic
1 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
4 oz Dry Ramen Noodles
1 Lime
3 cups Washed Spinach
(Nutritional facts 105 calories, 3.85 g fat, 12.63 g carbohydrates, 6.03 g protein, 6 mg cholesterol, 585 mg sodium)How to cook
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Gather all ingredients.
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Portion ingredients.
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Wash and cut off the bottom part of the stems. Roughly chop the cilantro.
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Cut the pepper in half and remove the stem and seeds.
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Thinly slice the bell pepper into long strips, then cut the strips in half.
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Use the flat side of the knife to crush the garlic and then finely chop.
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Cut the lime in half and extract the juice.
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Peel and grate the ginger using a microplane. I like to freeze my ginger which makes it super easy to grate!
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If using bouillon, mix it with warm water to prepare 4 cups of broth. Add the broth to a soup pot and bring to medium high heat.
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Stir the coconut milk into the warm broth. It may take a little time to warm up and dissolve.
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Stir in the curry paste, soy sauce, and honey.
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Stir the peanut butter and sesame oil into the broth.
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Turn the heat up on the pot. Add the chicken breast to the broth, and start bringing it up to a boil.
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Add the sliced mushrooms and peppers into the broth with the chicken as well.
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Toss the grated ginger and chopped garlic to the pot. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
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Simmer the chicken in the broth for 15 minutes. When just cooked, remove the chicken breast and use two forks to shred.
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Add the shredded chicken back to the broth and add the dried ramen.
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Also add the chopped cilantro and fresh spinach to the pot and simmer for 5 minutes or until the ramen noodles are softened.
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If the broth seems too thick, add more broth or water until you get the desired consistency.
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